Michael Davis Set for Outland Remake

By Kevin Coll • August 19, 2009 • 1 Comment

Michael Davis, director of Shoot ‘Em Up, has signed on to direct Outland, a remake of the 1981 Sean Connery sci-fi film for Warner Bros. and Hollywood Gang Prods.

Chad St. John is writing the drama that revolves around a police marshal stationed at a remote mining colony on Jupiter’s moon Io, where he uncovers a murderous conspiracy threatening the entire Outland.

“We loved the original sci-fi film with Sean Connery,” Nunnari said. “At its core, Outland is a version of High Noon in outer space, as two courageous people take a stand against a gang of ruthless conspirators at the highest level.”

I never saw this film in its full capacity but may need to watch the whole thing for a Friday Classic. Davis had a great visual style for Shoot ‘Em Up and I even think his star from that film Clive Owen would be perfect for this movie which is basically a western in space and with that visual style combined with a better not so drawn out story than the original I am down.

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